Would any modern burst disk fit the USD J central outlet manifold circa 1954-59
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Would any modern burst disk fit the USD J central outlet manifold circa 1954-59
I have a set of LP72s with that manifold and the gentleman I bought it from still used the lead plugs., which are not to be used on breathable gas. Would any modern multiport burst disk fit that manifold ? I remember someone here was mentioning that they need to be replaced but I cannot find any details.
I unscrewed the plug and the guys have actually installed a copper burst disk underneath already.
Unfortunately I had to condemn the cylinders as the internals were in an awful conditions, extensive rust with deep pits, some of them still seemed to have wet like areas around them. It looked like the water was constantly introduced into the cylinders over their whole life
On one cylinder the 3,4 and 5 threads had about 1/3 damaged , on the other it was better but still a thread was damaged. But oh well. I will still keep the manifold and the bands.
The copper disc below the lead plug is the way that it was supposed to be. Or at least that is the way I always found them. The entire assembly need to be replaced with the modern burst disc.
The lead plug may have been an attempt to prevent salt water from reaching and corroding the burst disc. I can't see any other reason. I don't think it would hold 2500 psi on its own.
I fill the burst disc retainer with silicone grease as a way to prevent corrosion of the disc.
The story I always heard was that the lead was supposed to melt at low temperature in the case of a fire and allowed the copper burst disc to let go at a much lower pressure.
At least in theory the design made sense, but as we know in practical terms it didn’t work very well. I have seen more than one lead plug (in service) that was partially sticking out. It is fairly scary to think about the possible outcome if it let go at the wrong time.
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as the internals were in an awful conditions, extensive rust with deep pits, some of them still seemed to have wet like areas around them. It looked like the water was constantly introduced into the cylinders over their whole life 
